Geeks To Go is a helpful hub, where thousands of volunteer geeks quickly serve friendly answers and support. Check out the forums and get free advice from the experts. Register now to gain access to all of our features, it's FREE and only takes one minute. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more.

XP SP2 has unknown users

cbt1124

Posted 02 June 2007 - 10:19 PM

cbt1124

Member

Member

31 posts

I was refered to this section from malware/spyware tech. I have several users listed in my registry that I never added to this machine. Also cannot download some security programs.
My machine is very slow in starting ans shutting down. I have plenty of my system info posted in the malware/spyware section. Please let me know where to start to get control of my PC again. I am attaching just one of many files showing what is on my system.

Advertisements

wendy k. walker

Posted 02 June 2007 - 10:59 PM

wendy k. walker

Member

Banned

354 posts

Hi cbt1124,

I'm no expert but I want to welcome to you to this forum anyway. Like I said I'm no expert but from what I read on the HJT forum it sounds to me like you are running your PC on a wireless network... is this correct?

If I am correct in that you are running your computer on a wireless network then a big part of your problem could be coming from not having lock your network down when installed it and set it up.

Posted 03 June 2007 - 12:20 AM

krmooo

Posted 03 June 2007 - 12:47 AM

krmooo

Member

Member

472 posts

ok open a command prompt type delprof / p / d:30 press enter this will bring up any profile inactive for 30 days a message will appear something like delete\\ my computer\ D$\ documents and settings \user 2? if you want it deleted press yes/no/all

wendy k. walker

Posted 03 June 2007 - 12:48 AM

wendy k. walker

Member

Banned

354 posts

Hi cbt1124,

--> I am using cat 5 ethernet cable from this pc to my wireless router. <-- I think that amounts to the same thing so my original thought still stands... have you taken all of the steps necessary to lock that router down? If that router hasn't been properly secured then none of the computers connected to it are secure either.

It sounds to me like someone has tapped into not only your router but your PC too. I would suggest that you find out which one of your neighbors is stealing from you and do something evil to them to get even but then Geeks To Go would get mad at me.

First I would STRONGLY suggest that you disconnect that PC from your router so that it can't access the internet so that they can't access anything through your system. Then check all of your other computers that are using that router to make sure that they haven't been compromised also. If they have then shut them down too, at least until you have all of this sorted out.

Then drag out your router manuals and get busy following the instructions on how to secure your Wi-Fi [I think that's what their called] connection and get it locked down so that your neighbor has to get their own wireless internet stuff.

Securing your Wi-Fi connection is of utmost importance if you don't want people to just be able to drive up and log on to your service while they sit in their car out at the curb or even from their apartment next door.

cbt1124

Posted 03 June 2007 - 08:48 AM

cbt1124

Member

Topic Starter

Member

31 posts

to start off with, it takes a very long time to boot up, my time settings on my router are changed from what I set it up as,I have share folders that I did not set up or enable.I do not share anything with anybody including printers.
In my registry under HKEY_USERS are the following:
.Default
S-1-5-18
S-1-5-19
S-1-5-19_CLASSES
S-1-5-20
S-1-5-20_CLASSES
S-1-5-21

The router is locked down, only my 3 computers are allowed to use it.They are secured by mac address filter. This has beeen going on for almost 1 year.

wendy k. walker

Posted 03 June 2007 - 02:18 PM

wendy k. walker

Member

Banned

354 posts

Hi cbt1124,

First I have to say... I don't know about other people who are using this board but as for myself I can't open those text files that you keep posting as attachments and I'm not about to download any of them to my machine just to see what they say either.

Like I said from the start "I'm not an expert" on any of this stuff, however, I do read a lot and listen to Tech programs on the radio to try to increase my knowledge base . I've never used wireless either so I don't know what any of those registry settings mean.

You said that your router 'Is' secured and that the problem has been going on for about a year. That brings up a couple more questions. Q1.) How long ago did you set up your wireless network? Q2.) Are any of your three computers Laptops? AND most importantly... Q3.) Are you following or at least trying to follow krmooo's advice?